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Getting official information about Sofia can be difficult. The
National Information and Publicity Centre
, at pl. Sveta Nedelya 1 (
TsentA?r za natsionalna informatsiya i reklama
; Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; tel 02/987 9778,
), doesn't always have the answers to specific queries about the capital, though the staff are English-speaking and friendly. They also have a limited amount of information and brochures on other parts of Bulgaria. More useful is the commercial travel agent
Odysseia-In
, bul. Stamboliiski 20 (entrance round the corner on ul. Lavele; Mon-Fri 9am-6.30pm, plus Sat & Sun in summer 9am-5pm; tel 02/989 0538,
), who specialize in independent travel, and offer accommodation bookings in Sofia and throughout Bulgaria, advice on rural tourism and hiking, and have a good selection of maps for sale. They charge a hefty US$2.50 consultation fee, but this is deducted from the price of any accommodation you book through them.
You'll find several reasonable
city maps
, most featuring public transport routes, on sale at newsstands and street stalls. For
listings
, the monthly English-language brochure
Sofia City Info Guide
(free from big hotels - try the lobby of the
Sheraton
if you can't find one elsewhere; or available online at
) has comprehensive details of what's on in town as well as advice for new arrivals in the city. There's also a weekly English-language
newspaper
, the increasingly authoritarive
Sofia Echo
(
; available from central newsstands), which offers good cultural listings as well as up-to-date coverage of Bulgarian politics and business news. Other useful information
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Bulgaria,
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